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== Sounds == | == Sounds == | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
There are eight vowel in Finnish, a, e, i, o, u, y, ä, ö, and å which is found in Swedish words. Finnish has 16 | There are eight vowel in Finnish, a, e, i, o, u, y, ä, ö, and å which is found in Swedish words. Finnish has 16 diphthongs of two types. In the first type there is more stress on the first vowel, and in the second, slightly more stress on the second vowel. | ||
*First group: au, ou, iu, eu, äy, öy. äi, öi, yi, ui, ei, ai, oi | *First group: au, ou, iu, eu, äy, öy. äi, öi, yi, ui, ei, ai, oi | ||
*Second group: uo, yö, ie | *Second group: uo, yö, ie | ||
A double vowel is twice as long as a single vowel. Double vowel combinations are aa, ää, ee, ii, oo, öö, uu, and yy. | A double vowel is twice as long as a single vowel. Double vowel combinations are: aa, ää, ee, ii, oo, öö, uu, and yy. | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
Double consonants are pronounced separately. The first is the final letter of one syllable and the second is the initial letter of the next syllable. | Double consonants are pronounced separately. The first is the final letter of one syllable and the second is the initial letter of the next syllable. | ||